Four University of South Carolina students died after a fiery crash early Sunday morning.
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Four University of South Carolina students were killed after a vehicle crashed into a tree and caught on fire.
Lee was a 20-year-old Spartanburg resident.
Troopers said the wreck happened around 1:45 a.m. Sunday on a street just north of Interstate 85.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger has released the name of three victims: Joshua Lee, 20, of Spartanburg, James Campbell, 21, of Greenville, S.C., and Sara Vande Berg, 21, of Zephyr Hills, Fla., according to WYFF4.com.
“Sarah was a wonderful daughter”, Todd Vande Berg said in a story posted on the university’s website. One of the people who were taken to the hospital was pronounced dead later on Sunday. Sarah went to all the athletic events at USC Upstate to show support for all the sports.
USC Upstate Chancellor Tom Moore stated, “There are no words to describe this loss to the USC Upstate family and no way to comfort the grieving families who have lost their loved ones”.
In a release, USC Upstate tennis head coach Dr. Oliver Trittenwein said Vande Berg was one of his first recruits. “She immediately fit in and bonded with the team”. He has grown into a very special young man and made us so proud.
Whaley said a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims will take place on campus soccer field at 7 p.m. Monday. “All the girls loved her and liked her and in turn, she cared for them”.
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Josh is survived by his parents, Laurie and Johnny Lee; a sister, Macy Lee; two grandmothers Josephine Lee and Libby Floyd, three aunts, Tammy Jordan, April Clark and Lisa Davidson. She was a member at New Walk Church.
